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Post by alum on Apr 13, 2024 13:07:26 GMT -5
SMU and Ron Meyer got the death penalty for its football program 40-50 years ago for some stuff that is now considered acceptable. Holy Cross hired Brett Nelson over Rick Pitino because of things Pitino did that are now considered acceptable. Well the hookers might have been a problem, too. EDIT:: I also doubt HC was going to pay $750,000 like Iona did
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Post by alum on Apr 12, 2024 13:23:53 GMT -5
I thought I would wait a respectful day before posting some of the many, many OJ jokes the late great Norm McDonald told on SNL. These jokes probably led to OJ buddy, Don Ohlmeyer, using his juice (pun intended) to get Norm fired.
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Post by alum on Apr 12, 2024 13:19:35 GMT -5
There are a number of "Everyone remembers where they were when....." events. I think only OJ gave us two--the chase and the verdict.
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Post by alum on Apr 12, 2024 13:07:25 GMT -5
I think that it is borderliine unsafe but they wouldn't have scheduled the game if they thought that the referees or opponents were going to complain. The NCAA field dimensions for both men and women are 110 x 60 and, looking at Google Earth, I would say that the field area is probably 135 x 80. I am not sure why people would want to play in front of 22000 empty seats but maybe they think that this is a gimmick to get more people to come to the games. Are students more likely to walk down to Fitton or up to Father K field? Don't they need to worry about the flood plain? Men and women do not play on the same sized field. Women’s lacrosse is played on a slightly bigger field than a men’s field, 120 yards by 70 yards vs. 110 yards by 60 yards. www.usalacrosse.com/sites/default/files/documents/Rules/how-to-line-womens-field-2021.pdfwww.usalacrosse.com/sites/default/files/documents/Rules/how-to-line-mens-field-2021.pdfAs is often the case, the NCAA has its own rules. From the 2023 Women's Lacrosse rule book SECTION 1. The playing area shall be rectangular and marked with a solid lined boundary. Optimal field dimensions shall be 60 meters (65 yards) in width and 110 meters (120 yards) in total length, with goals 92 meters (100 yards) apart. Where optimal field dimensions cannot be met due to field-space limitations, the field must be between 101 and 110 meters (110 to 120 yards) from end line to end line and between 55 and 64 meters (60 to 70 yards) from sideline to sideline. The goals shall be placed not more than 92 meters (100 yards) and not less than 82 meters (90 yards) apart, measured from goal line to goal line. There must be 9 meters (10 yards) of space behind each goal line, extending to the end line and running the width of the field. There must be a minimum of 4 meters (4.4 yards) of space between the sideline boundary and the scorer’s/timer’s table. There should be at least 4 meters (4.4 yards) of space between the other sideline and any spectator area. There should be 2 meters (6'6") of space beyond each end line. SECTION 2. It shall be the host institution’s re From the 2023/2024 men's rule book SECTION 2. The playing field shall be rectangular, 110 yards long and 60 yards wide. The boundaries of the field shall be marked with white or contrasting-colored lines. The long sides of the field shall be designated sidelines; the short sides shall be designated end lines. A bold white or contrasting-colored line shall be marked through the center of the field perpendicular to the sidelines. This line shall be known as the center line and shall continue through any logos or other markings (including a shadow line through any logos or other markings). All lines shall be not less than 2 inches wide nor more than 4 inches wide. The goal line and the goal mouth arc shall be 2 inches wide. The center line shall be 4 inches wide. Out of bounds lines shall be measured from the inside edge of the line; field lines (e.g., midfield line, etc.) shall be measured from the center of the line.Taking a look at Fitton on Google Earth. I would estimate the entire enclosed surface is about 135 yards by 65-70 yards. So, under either the men's or women's rules, it is a tight fit and, of course, the goal posts represent a small hazard which is present at virtually every high school field in the lacrosse playing universe.
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Post by alum on Apr 11, 2024 15:28:09 GMT -5
Holy Cross, Providence, UConn..........Dartmouth ( a real stab)Really, KY? On the day that OJ died?
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Post by alum on Apr 11, 2024 13:57:55 GMT -5
If this murder happened today, we would have the text messages that OJ would have sent (because he couldn't imagine anyone rejecting him) and we would have GPS tracking from cell phones, neighbors' ring cameras, and the car's navigation device. The jury was able to hang their hat on lousy evidence collection techniques and a racist cop. It would be harder to do that, today.
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Post by alum on Apr 10, 2024 19:48:32 GMT -5
This Holliday kid is the majors just six years after his father retired. Matt was a .299/.379/.510/.889 hitter. It will be fun to watch Jackson develop.
Edit: As soon as I posted, Holliday picks up first MLB RBI.
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Post by alum on Apr 10, 2024 11:28:11 GMT -5
My late father went to dental school at SLU in the early 1950's. I don't recall the year, but at some point the dental was closed by the administration. I believe the school was more known for its soccer program back then.Still a good soccer program. HC had Simon Becher for his freshman year before he transferred to SLU where he excelled. He was drafted by an MLS team and is currently on loan to a team in the Danish first division (which despite its name, is actually the second highest level of Danish soccer.)
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Post by alum on Apr 8, 2024 15:20:06 GMT -5
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Post by alum on Apr 7, 2024 7:48:30 GMT -5
Looked like a basketball play in real time. I like Paige's response and generally get sick of people blaming the refs, but the call was a tough one to absorb in the moment. Fantastic conditioning of the UConn players. The few who played gave intense defense all night. A great game for WBB. It's funny that all the replays last night showed the upper body view of both players and it really looked like either a player-contact non-foul or if it was a foul it looked the sort that is usually not called at crunch time. Even if it enabled Paige to get open for a last-second bomb. But folks have since got a look at the fuller view (in real time) and looks like Edwards clearly was not set, Edwards' left foot was clearly very outstretched, and Edwards' elbow/shoulder clear collision with the defender - knocking her off of her defense on Paige. And all of that was just six or seven feet from the referee's clear view. Ref doesn't hesitate. (See my twitter post, above.) Off the topic, but as the clip shows this was actually an attempt by Edwards to set two screens on the same defender in about three seconds (AKA re-screen) and that is a very big ask of Edwards given the quick defender. I'm not sure Paige took the best angle because Edwards really had to move/extend out try to block Paige's defender a second time. All true. I would also point out that the shot Bueckers would have had was 26 feet with a hand in her face. I would have loved for her to have the chance, but the odds of making it were probably 10%.
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Post by alum on Apr 6, 2024 20:55:35 GMT -5
Lost 9-7. Seemed to lose focus in second half. No moral victories but based on what we knew about Lehigh going in, not a horrible loss. You play to win the game No #@*&$~!, Sherlock. I think I said that.
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Post by alum on Apr 6, 2024 14:07:19 GMT -5
Lost 9-7. Seemed to lose focus in second half. No moral victories but based on what we knew about Lehigh going in, not a horrible loss.
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Post by alum on Apr 6, 2024 13:19:29 GMT -5
5-5 midway through the third. Lehigh will be a man up for a minute after they scored due to bad HC penalty
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Post by alum on Apr 6, 2024 12:56:12 GMT -5
HC up 4-2 at the half. Shocking. Sloppy turnover in the last 40 seconds resulted in Lehigh’s second goal with 8 seconds left
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Post by alum on Apr 6, 2024 12:36:54 GMT -5
1-1 midway through the second. HC more than holding own. TOP favors Saders
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Post by alum on Apr 6, 2024 11:08:57 GMT -5
Good for Mora
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Post by alum on Apr 6, 2024 5:15:19 GMT -5
Watching this morning on multiple angles, it was certainly a foul. Too bad, I would have loved to see Bueckers take the shot for the win.
I think SC wins the final by 12.
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Post by alum on Apr 4, 2024 7:35:33 GMT -5
We should be in the A10 for men & women basketball. The Patriot League does nothing for our basketball program. Of course, that means we will be in the A10 for all of our sports except for football. That might be OK, but we can't pretend we get to pick and choose.
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Post by alum on Apr 2, 2024 20:57:25 GMT -5
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Post by alum on Apr 2, 2024 15:02:48 GMT -5
Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference I knew that much and HC women’s hockey recently played in the D-3 ECAC league, it's a good D-1 M+W hockey league and MBB used to play in the ECAC regionals to try to qualify for the NCAA tournament I believe and I think there is an ECAC track meet. It's just fascinating that the organization has been around forever and it's hard to pigeon hole them. A quick trip to their website will tell me all I need to know I'm sure. The ECAC was founded in 1938, has 220 colleges in D-1,2,3 as members, is headquartered in Danbury, CT. and stretches as far as South Carolina and Missouri. Most members belong to other leagues. Interesting organization. The ECAC runs the IC4A championships in cross country and track (both indoor and outdoor) for men and the ECAC championships in those sports for women. Once upon a time, they were quite prestigious. They are not quite so important any longer. The IC4A meet is 150 years old--quite a bit older than the NCAA.
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Post by alum on Apr 2, 2024 9:35:33 GMT -5
Sox would not have won in 2004 and started the successful run without him. He was EBW’s protégée at Williams and Connolly and then left the law to work for his boss at the Orioles.
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Post by alum on Apr 1, 2024 10:32:22 GMT -5
Many MLB teams move players back and forth to AAA teams during the course of the season. Here is summary of the options rule from the MLB site which might be worth knowing as we follow Cronin's career.
Minor League Options Definition Players on a 40-man roster are given three Minor League "options." An option allows that player to be sent to the Minor Leagues ("optioned") without first being subjected to waivers. Players who are optioned to the Minors are removed from a team's active 26-man roster but remain on the 40-man roster.
A player who is on the 40-man roster but does not open the season on the 26-man roster or the injured list must be optioned to the Minor Leagues. Once an optioned player has spent at least 20 days in the Minors in a given season, he loses one of his options. Only one Minor League option is used per season, regardless of how many times a player is optioned to and from the Minors over the course of a given season. (Players may only be optioned five times per season; after that, it requires outright assignment waivers to assign the player to the Minor Leagues.)
Out-of-options players must be designated for assignment -- which removes them from the 40-man roster -- and passed through outright waivers before being eligible to be sent to the Minors.
Players typically have three option years, but those who have accrued less than five full seasons (including both the Major and Minors) are eligible for a fourth if their three options have been exhausted already. For the purposes of this rule, spending at least 90 days on an active Major League or Minor League roster during a given season counts as one full season. Players also earn a full season if they spend at least 30 days on an active Major League or Minor League roster AND their active-roster and injured-list time amounts to at least 90 days in a given season.
Upon being optioned to the Minor Leagues, a position player must remain there for a minimum of 10 days before he is eligible to be recalled to the Major League roster. For pitchers, the minimum is 15 days. If a player is serving as the 27th man for a doubleheader or replacing a player who has been placed on the injured list, there is no minimum number of days for which the optioned player must remain in the Minors.
A player's option years do not need to be used in succession. Any player with fewer than five years of Major League service time and an option year remaining can be optioned to the Minor Leagues. Players with more than five years of service time must consent to being optioned.
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Post by alum on Mar 31, 2024 19:35:23 GMT -5
Best option is can I make the roster Giants management just might be lacking and if not a draft pick in the fifth round find your best home Feel free to disagree Agreed. I misread your prior post
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Post by alum on Mar 31, 2024 19:31:35 GMT -5
He has better options as UDFA than the lowly NYG Isn’t the best option the team which might keep him, regardless of how good they are?
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Post by alum on Mar 31, 2024 19:29:43 GMT -5
Yes but was WLax a D-1 sport at HC at the time? I should have been more specific. Women arrived at HC in 1972 and sports like WBB progressed through the ranks of D-3/2 before playing a D-1 schedule. I just can't recall what status they were in 1980 and think Lacrosse might have been a little behind BB. When I graduated in 1974 Men's lax was a club sport as I recall. I'd be surprised if Women's lax had risen to D1 by 1980. The athletics website has the all time results. The 1980 team went 12-1 playing a mix of teams. They beat PC, BC, Northeastern and Vermont along with D3 teams like Wellesley, Mount Holyoke and Conn. The only loss was to Plymouth State. Three years later they went 0-13.
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